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The crisis of water is an indisputable one, as evidenced by a public increasingly aware of the urgency of ocean and fresh water issues. In this epi...
- Added: Apr 29, 2013
- Length: 05:26
There are many organizations, conferences and commissions dedicated to ocean policy, research and education. Yet public perceptions of ocean issues...
- Added: Apr 12, 2013
- Length: 05:11
Advances in technology bring us new, visionary underwater devices to record and transmit observational data. In this episode of World Ocean Radio, ...
- Added: Apr 08, 2013
- Length: 05:20
Our traditional approach to protection from sea and surge has been the hard edge, with the mission to shield us from the encroachment of water. In ...
- Added: Mar 25, 2013
- Length: 05:23
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill continues a discussion of the Global Environment Facility/ United Nations Development Progra...
- Added: Mar 11, 2013
- Length: 05:33
Civilization was built by the sea. The 20th century waterfront was an accumulation of functions that were best placed on or near the coast. As popu...
- Added: Feb 04, 2013
- Length: 05:45
The Ocean Health Index defines a healthy ocean as one that sustainably delivers a range of benefits to people both now and in the future. World Oce...
- Added: Jan 28, 2013
- Length: 06:14
Microbial ecologist Jack Gilbert joins us to discuss the Earth Microbiome Project.
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KPVL, WRNC-LP, and KMXT
- Added: Jan 16, 2013
- Length: 31:58
- Purchases: 4
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will argue that it is time for the Obama administration to declare the waters of the Arctic ...
- Added: Jan 14, 2013
- Length: 06:37
Advertisements promoting natural gas drilling promise jobs and energy independence from foreign oil. But what are the unintended consequences of na...
- Added: Dec 02, 2012
- Length: 28:00
The sea has been a source of storytelling and real-time adventure tales since the beginning of narrative and most every culture has its archetypal ...
- Added: Nov 12, 2012
- Length: 06:18
In "Eaarth, Making a Life on a Tough New Planet", author Bill McKibben analyzes the damage we've done to our terrestrial and marine environment, ou...
- Added: Oct 15, 2012
- Length: 06:22
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss a system which does on occasion fail us, if we don't fail it first; and he'll a...
- Added: Aug 14, 2012
- Length: 05:37
Sneezing, itchy eyes, runny nose? We all know what that means: allergies. On this show we look at pet dander, a common cause. Then we talk to a res...
- Added: May 02, 2012
- Length: 14:22
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting April 21st, 2012. Benjamin Rockwell, the nerdy host, opened with the news, includi...
- Added: Apr 20, 2012
- Length: 54:00
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will have us look no further than New York City and the Green Infrastructure Plan as a real ...
- Added: Apr 02, 2012
- Length: 06:19
We at the World Ocean Observatory use the belief "The Sea Connects All Things" as the basis for our work to inform citizens and unite to sustain th...
- Added: Jan 30, 2012
- Length: 05:09
Climate change was in the news again recently, with reports from Durban, South Africa where another U.N. Summit took place. In this episode of Worl...
- Added: Jan 09, 2012
- Length: 04:22
Stanford University Engineer Mark Z. Jacobson is trying to convince the world that his energy plan based soley on renwables: wind, water, and solar...
- Added: Dec 20, 2011
- Length: 31:08
Reports of the health of our planet appear dim. Our conditions are becoming worse as hunger increases, and the variety of species disappear. Autho...
Bought by WEZU
- Added: Dec 19, 2011
- Length: 28:57
- Purchases: 1
World Ocean Radio follows the progress of all the major developing ocean-related alternative energy technologies including wind, wave, tidal, and s...
- Added: Oct 31, 2011
- Length: 05:04
China today is the most polluted nation on earth. But it’s also on its way to becoming the most environmentally advanced. And it’s no coincidence. ...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KUOW
- Added: Oct 10, 2011
- Length: 55:02
- Purchases: 2
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Shai Agassi's vision of a green future; plus, former Nasa astronaut Jeff Hoffman reflects on 30 years of the shuttle
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Feb 20, 2011
- Length: 37:05
- Purchases: 1
Half the world now lives in cities, and they are growing. Are megacities an opportunity or a threat?
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: Sep 28, 2010
- Length: 02:00
- Purchases: 1
Garbage is not generally the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about fuel sources. However, commentator Mark Blackmon says that where he...
- Added: Sep 01, 2010
- Length: 02:52
